Chandler man, 51, accused of trying to kill girlfriend

A 51-year-old man is accused of trying to kill his girlfriend when she went to his Chandler apartment to confront him about harassing her, according to police records.

Jose Amezcua-Delgado was booked into jail Saturday on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault. He is being held without bond because he is in the country illegally, records show.

Police say Amezcua-Delgado stabbed the woman around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday after she went to his apartment to ask him to stop harassing her while she mourned the loss of a family member.

The woman told police Amezcua-Delgado stabbed her multiple times, forced her to the ground and strangled her to the point where she was losing the ability to breathe, according to police documents.

Police said Amezcua-Delgado admitted to detectives that he stabbed the woman and tried to clean up the blood before calling police to claim there had been a burglary at his home.

The woman was able to get away with the aid of another person and was driven to the hospital by a family member. Hospital officials determined both of her lungs collapsed due to stab wounds to the chest, the documents said.